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CTET 1 Mar 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 100

Topic: Writing skills

Q100

A teacher believes that free writing will help her students to strengthen their language skills. Free writing can be understood as writing that :

  1. (1) is taken from any free source.
  2. (2) is based on noting down everything that comes to the mind, without concern for form, style or grammar.Correct answer
  3. (3) is based on free drawing.
  4. (4) is planned and written for a free source, with focus on grammatically correct sentences.

Solution.

CBSE answer: (2)

Answer: (2) Writing down whatever comes to mind, without concern for form or grammar

  1. Free writing means writing continuously for a set time, putting down thoughts as they come.
  2. The writer ignores spelling, grammar and style so that ideas flow without fear of mistakes.
  3. It builds fluency and confidence, and good ideas can later be shaped through revision.

Trap: option 4 stresses grammatically correct, planned writing, which is the opposite of free writing.